Category Archives: Personal

Sunday Coffee – Step By Step

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Thistle

Good morning. As usual during the “fall back” time change, I’m up even earlier than I would be on a normal morning. On the one day a year where there’s an extra hour to sleep, I always wake up several … Continue reading →

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October 2019 in Review

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Thistle

Well. October started off with a BANG – Morrigan got his ship date from the Navy, set for the 10th. In lightning fast time, we’d thrown him an early birthday party, and he’d dealt with job, bank account, packing, etc. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – And Life Changes Again. Drastically.

Posted on October 27, 2019 by Thistle

I’m not sure how many more times I can pinball this year. So here goes: On Wednesday, I posted about how distressed I’d been, especially not being able to check up on how Morrigan was doing at boot camp. That … Continue reading →

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A Distressing Week

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Thistle

Last Friday was Morrigan’s 19th birthday. Of course, he’s away at basic training for the navy, and we have no contact with him. We haven’t even received the letter that tells us his address yet, so we can’t even send … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Dream House

Posted on October 20, 2019 by Thistle

In early 2006, Jason, the boys, and I were living at my mom’s house in southeast San Antonio. Jason was commuting 1-1.5 hours each direction to work, making his day about 12 hours long. I was home alone all that … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – And Then There Were Four

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Thistle

Morrigan left home this week. Let me take a moment to have that sink in. Morrigan left home. He didn’t leave for two weeks for Japan. He didn’t leave for a week on the Appalachian Trail. He isn’t coming back … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Sooner Than Expected

Posted on October 6, 2019 by Thistle

The week started on a surprising note. Morrigan got a call from the nuclear coordinator at the navy with the news that his security clearance had gone through and he’d be shipping out in October. We were told that we’d … Continue reading →

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September 2019 in Review

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Thistle

I can’t believe today is the last of the month. It’s flown! And while it’s been fairly good, I’m really looking forward to October, my favorite month of the year! Reading It has been a fantastic start to RIP month!! … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Money, and Debt, and Panic

Posted on September 29, 2019 by Thistle

One of my big goals this year was to work to get our family out of debt. For most of our marriage, Jason and I have managed to stay out of credit card debt. In fact, from 2006 until our … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – Rebuilding My Story (Part 2)

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Thistle

Last week, I talked about school, career, and finding a path for my future. It has been very hard for me to focus on what I want to do going forward, because at present, and for a long time now, … Continue reading →

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